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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2016
Applicant:
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Jan Sundermeyer, Nuremberg, DE;
Norbert Weber, Weissenohe, DE;
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/00 (2006.01); H03K 19/0185 (2006.01); G11C 7/10 (2006.01); H03K 19/003 (2006.01); H03K 5/003 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 19/018507 (2013.01); G11C 7/1084 (2013.01); H03K 19/00369 (2013.01); H03K 5/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a level converter circuit with a resistor and a current adjustment circuit. The resistor is connected between an input and an output of the level converter circuit. The current adjustment circuit is configured to influence a current through the resistor such that an output voltage of the level converter circuit does not exceed a maximum allowable value.